The Loop Fantasy Football Report Week 10: First half filled with underachievers
Even before Sunday night Even before his left elbow went in a direction no elbows should venture Jayden Daniels sophomore NFL season was a big letdown Last season s rookie of the year came into ranked as one of the top five fantasy quarterback prospects Not surprising after he led the mildly-talented Washington Commanders into the NFC championship encounter in January But he has underwhelmed Averaging less than passing yards per contest And while he has eight touchdown passes and two TD runs more was expected He s not alone Here are particular other fantasy disappointments in the season s first half Saquon Barkley Eagles RB We knew he wasn t going to duplicate his -yard career season from but come on Ranked as RB in the preseason he s averaging a little more than total yards per tournament And his TD total of six is held down again by Jalen Hurts and all of those Tush Pushes Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley runs with the ball during an NFL football event against the New York Giants Sunday Oct in Philadelphia AP Photo Daniel Kucin Jr Chase Brown Bengals RB Cincinnati hit the skids after Joe Burrow went down and Brown bore specific of the collateral damage tallying less than total yards per battle and scoring three TDs Not terrible but not great for the preseason RB Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown hurdles Chicago Bears defensive back Kevin Byard III on a run during an NFL football contest Sunday Nov in Cincinnati AP Photo Kareem Elgazzar A J Brown Eagles WR The WR of summer has turned into a pumpkin of autumn Averaging just four catches for yards per match and only three scores to boot Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A J Brown walks off the field after a win over the Minnesota Vikings in an NFL football event Sunday Oct in Minneapolis AP Photo Abbie Parr Nico Collins Texans WR Houston s offense has disappointed and Collins is one reason why He s averaging a modest five catches for yards and just three touchdowns Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins stretches for a first down in the first half of an NFL football event against the Denver Broncos Sunday Nov in Houston AP Photo Maria Lysaker Brian Thomas Jr Jaguars WR Came into the season as WR Seems a long time ago Averaging just four catches for about yards He has but one TD reception and a single TD run Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr runs after catching a pass in front of Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson during the first half of an NFL football challenge Monday Oct in Jacksonville Fla AP Photo Phelan M Ebenhack David Njoku Browns TE It s been a great year for tight ends but not for the preseason TE Just two touchdowns for the lowly Cleveland offense with about four catches and yards per match Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku lines up for a play against the New England Patriots in the second half of an NFL football meeting on Sunday Oct in Foxborough Mass AP Photo Charles Krupa Kyler Murray Cardinals QB It s telling that he has been outplayed by backup Jacoby Brissett since his foot injury Though ranked ninth in summer Murray has averaged under passing yards per match with just six passing TDs and a lone TD scramble Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray warms up against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL football meeting Sunday Oct in Glendale Ariz AP Photo Rick Scuteri Harrison Butker Chiefs K Remember when this opinionated fellow was a perennial top kicker Not anymore His points rank only eighth in the league and he has missed three of his past eight tries from beyond yards Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker left misses a field goal attempt against the Baltimore Ravens during the first half of an NFL football battle Sunday Sept in Kansas City Mo AP Photo Reed Hoffmann Sitting stars Packers quarterback Jordan Love disappointed last week against Carolina and he ll be even more disappointing against the Eagles Whichever running back lines up for Tampa Bay Bucky Irving or Rachaad White they will have trouble with tough New England run defense New Orleans RB Alvin Kamara won t do much against Carolina s improved D Two receivers that will be kept in check are Pittsburgh s D K Metcalf against the Chargers and Jets Garrett Wilson versus the Browns Indy QB Daniel Jones looked like his old bad self last week and he may again versus Atlanta And with Daniels out there are really no Commanders you can be confident in against an angry Detroit squad Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love on the field before an NFL meeting against the Carolina Panthers Sunday Nov in Green Bay Wis AP Photo Jeffrey Phelps Matchup battle Baltimore s defense still isn t great so Vikings we expect to thrive this week include RB Aaron Jones and WR Jordan Addison Miami stinks but De Von Achane is still a great starting option against Buffalo Chicago RB Kyle Monangai could have another big week against Giants with D Andre Swift still ailing Three tight ends to start this week are Vegas revived Brock Bowers vs Denver Detroit s Sam LaPorta against Washington and the Chargers Oronde Gadsden against Pittsburgh Hot and cold Houston QB C J Stroud might be sizzling when he faces Jacksonville Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones runs with the football as Detroit Lions safety Thomas Harper tries to tackle during the first half of an NFL football challenge Sunday Nov in Detroit AP Photo Ryan Sun Injury watch The heck with injuries The bye week is the bigger scourge this week with Chiefs Cowboys Bengals and Titans out of action Other than Daniels the biggest injury was the season-ending knee damage suffered by Packers tight end Tucker Kraft The long list of questionables includes two running backs Browns Quinshon Judkins Patriots Rhamondre Stevenson five pass catchers Rams Puca Nacua Bucs Chris Godwin Seahawks Cooper Kupp Pats Kayshon Boutte Packers Matthew Golden and two quarterbacks ers Brock Purdy Cardinals Murray Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft carries during the first half of an NFL football challenge against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday Oct AP Photo Sue Ogrocki Deepest sleeper Jacksonville kicker Cam Little was having a bit of a sophomore slump missing four of eight coming into Sunday s battle Then he broke the NFL record with a -yard field goal The former Razorback s kick would have been good from at least yards So you might want to grab him if your kicking slot is at this moment filled by a mediocrity Jacksonville Jaguars place kicker Cam Little makes a -yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football contest against the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday Nov in Las Vegas AP Photo David Becker The Thursday pick Raiders at Broncos - Pick Broncos by Jordan Poyer of the Miami Dolphins tackles Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on Nov in Miami Gardens Florida Photo by Rich Storry Getty Images You can hear Kevin Cusick on Thursdays on Bob Sansevere s BS Show podcast on iTunes You can follow Kevin on X 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